Racing: Connections of the Epsom Derby winner Motivator have confirmed that he will sidestep the Irish equivalent in favour of tackling the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Trainer Michael Bell and Harry Herbert, racing manager for owners, the Royal Ascot Racing Club, were considering the Irish Derby on June 26th for the colt.

However they have now decided they would like the extra six days to prepare Motivator for the Eclipse.

The unbeaten son of Montjeu will be taking on older horses for the first time in the Group One contest as well as stepping back in trip to 10 furlongs.

"We have just made the decision today and we are going to go for the Coral-Eclipse," said Herbert yesterday.

"The horse is in very good form and we took the view that we would not be frightened about coming back to a mile and a quarter because of the speed he has shown in his races.

"Another advantage is that it gives us another week to prepare, although he appears 100 per cent at the moment.

"We will see if he can emulate the mighty Nashwan who is the last horse to have done the double in 1989.

"Three-year-olds have a good record in the race, although you have to treat every case differently."

Cashmans have now adjusted their betting for the Irish Derby and go 1-2 Hurricane Run, 4-1 Aidan O'Brien stable, 6-1 Fracas, 10-1 Bahar Shumaal.

Meanwhile, Resplendent Glory has bypassed next week's Royal Ascot at York meeting for today's feature race at Sandown and he should have no trouble in taking the Scurry Stakes.

Despite holding an entry in the Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes next Saturday, trainer Terry Mills has decided to run his speedy sort in the Listed contest and he must be followed.

Unraced as a juvenile, the three-year-old soon made up for lost time and has won four of his five starts this term, including his last outing when taking the Coral Sprint at Newmarket.

The only blip so far came when he clashed with the high-class Nota Bene and finished third, but even the second horse that day, Crosspeace, has gone on to frank the form with a victory.

Although having only raced over six furlongs to date, the drop back to the minimum distance should not be a problem and given that it must have been hard for connections to resist the lure of a trip to the Royal meeting, their decision can be rewarded with success today.

Polar Magic was arguably unfortunate when coming off second best at Newmarket two weeks ago and can go one better in the Paddypowercasino.com Handicap.

The four-year-old, who has made the frame on all five of his starts, was left with a huge amount of ground to make up when settled off the pace on his last run.

James Fanshawe's charge tried his best to get to the winner but was beaten just half a length at the line. He looks definitely worth another chance.

Michael Stoute's Rohaani rates as the best bet of the day in the opening Royal Bank of Scotland Handicap at the Esher venue.

The High Yield colt made an winning debut at Pontefract in April and the runner-up that day has gone on to open his account at Haydock.